Black Mesa Ranch is a 280-acre goat ranch located just east of the historic pioneer town of Snowflake, in the beautiful White Mountains of Arizona. The ranch started making cheese in 2003, becoming the only certified goat dairy in the state of Arizona. Located off-grid, Black Mesa Ranch produces its own electricity using solar and wind technology.

Black Mesa Ranch's cheeses are true farmstead products, made exclusively from the milk of their own Nubian goats. These goats, of African descent, are well suited for Arizona's hot climate. Unlike goat cheeses from temperate parts of the globe, the heat, lack of humidity, and desert plants the goats eat produce a flavor that is distinctive and unique. All Black Mesa cheeses are handmade in small batches to ensure attention to detail. Their superb Jalapeno Chevre is fresh, soft, and clean on the palate. Excellent served on crusty French bread, the zesty jalapeno coating makes it a true Arizona experience.

I take petit toasts, spread on the jalapeno, then stick on tiny pieces of smoked cheddar, wild boar, and piave vecchio for an amazing appetizer.

By V Collinsfrom NCon Dec 29, 2011

Absolutely Great!

Due to food allergies to other cheeses, except goat (and while never quite appreciating an overly goaty taste) - this was some of the best goat cheese I have ever had and I plan on ordering it again and again. The texture is creamy with a slight hotness from the jalapeno. Marvelous!

By hnewmanfrom Alexandria VAon Nov 27, 2011

Order

Good service good products!

By Catherine Harperfrom Port Angeles, WAon Aug 12, 2011

A Great Goat

This is the best goat cheese I have ever tasted, smooth on the tongue, and with a sharp jalapeno kick. Can't recommend this highly enough!

By dmbrainardfrom PRon Mar 18, 2011

Black Mesa Jalapeno Chevre

Had with Granny Smith apples and was great.

By B Campbellfrom Southern Marylandon Jan 23, 2011

not very hot, but true jalapeno flavor

Lovely cheese texture and taste, one of the best cheeses I've ever eaten! Light dusting of jalapeno powder adds greatly (not even warm for this hot chili addict!), but at this price one must resist eating more than a bite at a time.

By Farmer Billfrom Ft. Littleton Pa.on Dec 25, 2008

delicious hot flavor

Grest on flatbreads

By Kdubfrom Redmond, WAon Dec 05, 2007

Absolutely fabulous. Real hot and tasty

Used on a spinach salad with cranberrys, mandarine oranges, walnuts and red onions. The Jalapeno Goat Cheese was the exact addition to make the salad out of this world.

By Arona68from willow, NYon Nov 25, 2007

not for the faint of heart

When I first tasted this cheese, the only thing I could taste was the spiciness of the jalapeno. That's a shame, because the chevre itself is also tasty. As my mouth adjusted to the spiciness and I was able to taste the full cheese I was able to appreciate it more, but I much prefer the Wasabi Chevre, which better balances spiciness with the innate sweetness of the chevre.